Chapter 8: Indian Economy Before and After IndependenceMarch 10, 2024 Maven Leave a Comment Welcome to the Chapter 8: Indian Economy Before and After Independence Quiz! This quiz is based on the book back questions. Name Email 1. In 1614 Sir Thomas Roe was successful in getting permission from a. Akbar b. Shajakan c. Jahangir d. Noorjakhan None 2. How many commercial banks were nationalised in 1969 ? a. 10 b. 12 c. 14 d. 16 None 3. The objective of the Industrial Policy 1956 was …….. a. Develop heavy industries b. Develop agricultural sector only c. Develop private sector only d. Develop cottage industries only None 4. The power for governance of India was transferred from the East India Company (EIC) to the British crown in a. 1758 b. 1858 c. 1958 d. 1658 None 5. The industry which was de-reserved in 1993 ? a. Railways b. Mining of copper and zinc c. Atomic energy d. Atomic minerals None 6. The arrival of Vasco da Gama in Calicut, India a. 1498 b. 1948 c. 1689 d. 1849 None 7. Ryotwari system was initially introduced in a. Kerala b. Bengal c. Tamil Nadu d. Maharastra None 8. First World War started in the year a. 1914 b. 1814 c. 1941 d. 1841 None 9. When did the Government of India declared its first Industrial Policy ? a. 1956 b. 1991 c. 1948 d. 2000 None 10. The father of Green Revolution in India was ………… a. M.S. Swaminathan b. Gandhi c. Visweswaraiah d. N.R. Viswanathan None 11. Tenth Five year plan period was……. a. 1992-1997 b. 2002-2007 c. 2007-2012 d. 1997-2002 None 12. Annual Plans formed in the year ………. a. 1989-1991 b. 1990-1992 c. 2000-2001 d. 1981-1983 None 13. The Planning Commission was setup in the year ….. a. 1950 b. 1955 c. 1960 d. 1952 None 14. Human development index (HDI) was developed by a. Jawaharlal Nehru b. M.K. Gandhi c. Mahbub ul Haq & Amartiya Sen d. Tagore None 15. According to HDR (2016), India ranked …… out of 188 countries. a. 130 b. 131 c. 135 d. 145 None 16. The PQLI was developed by ……………. a. Planning Commission b. Nehru c. Morris D Morrisd.Biswajeet None 17. The Oldest large scale industry in India a. cotton b. jute c. steel d. cement None 18. In the first five year plan, The top priority was given to ……. Sector. a. Service b. Industrial c. Agriculture d. Bank None 19. The main theme of the Twelth Five Year Plan a. faster and more inclusive growth b. growth with social Justice c. socialistic pattern of society d. faster, more inclusive and sustainable growth None 20. The main objective of nationalisation of banks was ……. a. Private social welfare b. Social welfare c. To earn d. Industries monopoly None Time's upRelated Posts:Chapter 7: Indian EconomyChapter 10: Rural EconomyChapter 11: Tamil Nadu EconomyChapter 4: Cost and Revenue Analysis
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